{"id":1149,"date":"2012-03-18T19:26:39","date_gmt":"2012-03-18T08:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leemakennels.com\/blog\/?p=1149"},"modified":"2021-08-02T17:32:09","modified_gmt":"2021-08-02T07:02:09","slug":"bringing-home-a-new-puppy-dunbar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/leemakennels.com\/blog\/puppies\/bringing-home-a-new-puppy-dunbar\/","title":{"rendered":"Bringing Home a New Puppy (Dunbar)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><small><small>This post is part of the series in response to Dunbar&#8217;s 2012 Australian seminars. See\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/leemakennels.com\/blog\/aboutblog\/the-dunbar-index\/\">index<\/a>.<\/small><\/small><\/p>\n<p>When a person buys a new puppy, they need instructions on what to do right away.\u00a0 Any delay means that mistakes will be made and, potentially, the puppy will begin to display \u2018bad habits\u2019.\u00a0 Within 3 days these bad habits can form, and these type of habits are normally the behaviour problems that result in dogs being surrendered to rescue later in life.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1150\" style=\"width: 349px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/leemakennels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/ruthlessphotos_7811.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1150\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1150 \" title=\"Piebald bull breed puppy\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/leemakennels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/ruthlessphotos_7811.jpg\" width=\"339\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"http:\/\/leemakennels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/ruthlessphotos_7811.jpg 339w, http:\/\/leemakennels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/ruthlessphotos_7811-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 339px) 100vw, 339px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1150\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo \u00a9 Ruthless Photos<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Dunbar has produced two great publications called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dogstardaily.com\/training\/you-get-your-puppy\">Before You Get Your Puppy<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dogstardaily.com\/training\/after-you-get-your-puppy\">After You Get Your Puppy<\/a>. \u00a0Dunbar allows these materials to be freely distributed, and even has options to brand these materials (for example, with a dog training business name) before distribution \u2013 so both business owners and puppy buyers (and puppies!) benefit.<\/p>\n<p>When a puppy buyer brings a puppy home, they should have ready for them:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/leemakennels.com\/blog\/puppies\/long-term-confinement-area-for-puppies\/\">A long term confinement area<\/a>,<\/li>\n<li>A short term confinement area (i.e. a crate),<\/li>\n<li>Food toys, like <a href=\"http:\/\/leemakennels.com\/blog\/puppies\/praise-kongs\/\">Kongs<\/a> (at least 6) to feed the puppy from.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The puppy should be confined to the long-term confinement area when their owner is not home, and be crated when they are home (or directly supervised).\u00a0 Every hour the puppy should be taken to a toileting area, where the owner stands still and waits for the puppy to elimination.\u00a0 The puppy should receive 3 treats after elimination, and then take the puppy for a walk (as a reward).\u00a0 The puppy should not be taken inside immediately, as some puppies find this punishing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">What can breeders do?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Breeders should begin toilet training and chew-toy training puppies before they go to their new homes.\u00a0 Breeders should distribute the Before and After You Get Your Puppy resources to new puppy buyers, and \u2018quiz\u2019 them in their content before they take their puppy home.\u00a0 Breeders have a responsibility to say, \u201cNo\u201d if a puppy buyer is not \u2018ready to go\u2019 as soon as they bring their puppy home.\u00a0 If not, the breeder runs their risk of one of their puppies developing behavioural problems that leads to their shelter intake.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>More details on the long term confinement area\u2019s setup will be described in the next post.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For a puppy buyer bringing home a new puppy, they need to have a specific plan in place to ensure that not bad behavioural habits 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